Guy Opperman

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Conservative MP for Hexham

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Guy Opperman’s voting in Parliament

Guy Opperman is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

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Recent appearances

  • Written Answers — Department for Transport: Roads: Safety 15 Mar 2024

    The Government is investing £24 billion on the Strategic Road Network during the second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2 - 2020-2025) to fund the operation, maintenance, renewal and enhancement of the network. Safety is a key consideration National Highways takes into account across all its activity and much of this investment aims to improve safety across the network for all road users. A...
  • Written Answers — Department for Transport: A483: Shropshire 15 Mar 2024

    As referenced in PMQs on October 25 2023, National Highways is conducting extensive study work to understand how the safety performance of the A483 in Shropshire can be improved through a detailed route optimisation study. These proposals will be considered alongside other potential small-scale future targeted safety enhancements to the route as part of RIS3 (2025-2030). At this stage, a more...
  • Written Answers — Department for Transport: Shipping: Pay 15 Mar 2024

    The Seafarers’ Wages Act 2023 received Royal Assent in March 2023. There are offences under the Act for operators providing a false and misleading declaration, operating a service inconsistently with a declaration, harbour authorities not complying with their duties under the Act, and for harbour authorities and operators who do not provide information when requested under the Act. The...

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Conservative MP for Hexham

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

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Topics of interest

Guy Opperman campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

  • Energy and Climate Change
  • Treasury
  • Home Department
  • Education
  • Justice
  • Biofuels
  • Vocational Education: Hexham
  • Fuel Poverty
  • Green Deal Scheme: North East
  • Reoffenders

Currently held offices

  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) (since 13 Nov 2023)

Other offices held in the past

  • The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (27 Oct 2022 to 13 Nov 2023)
  • Member, Pension Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill Committee (19 Oct 2022 to 26 Oct 2022)
  • The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions ( 8 Jul 2022 to 8 Sep 2022)
  • Member, Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Bill Committee (26 Jan 2022 to 2 Feb 2022)
  • Member, Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill Committee ( 8 Jun 2021 to 15 Jun 2021)
  • The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (14 Jun 2017 to 7 Jul 2022)
  • The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury (17 Jul 2016 to 14 Jun 2017)
  • Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (13 May 2015 to 17 Jul 2016)

Previous MPs in this constituency

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Register of Members’ Interests

Last updated: 4 Mar 2024.

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Gary Lydiate
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 20 March 2023)
Name of donor: Gary Lydiate
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 30 August 2023)
Name of donor: Anthony Thomson
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 30 October 2023)
Name of donor: GMS Partnership Ltd
Address of donor: Pitt House, The Borough, Downton, Salisbury SP5 3ND
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Donor status: company, registration 13987269
(Registered 11 January 2024)
Name of donor: Gary Lydiate
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 09 February 2024)
8. Miscellaneous
Barrister; non-practising since 5 May 2010. (Updated 20 August 2013)
Investment of start up capital in Atom Bank, currently registered as Crossco 1337 plc. (Registered 13 May 2014)

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